Use of the coagulase gene typing method for detection of carriers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 687-696

  Lawrence, Christine ^a,b   Cosseron, Marie ^b   Mimoz, Olivier ^b   Brun Buisson, Christian ^a   Costa, Yannick ^b   Samii, Kamran ^b   Duval, Jean ^a   Leclercq, Roland ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; COAGULASE; DNA FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCREENING;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER STATE; COAGULASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME TESTS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029862657     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.4.687     Document Type: Article

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